pawn
pawn - noun
an article deposited as security
a person used by another to gain an end
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
pawn - verb
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
pawn - thesaurus
hock
instrument
soak